Art Therapy - Specialization in Counseling (M.A.)

Healing Through Art

At Seton Hill University, you can combine your love of art and your desire to help others into one inspiring and meaningful career through the M.A. in Art Therapy with a Specialization in Counseling Program.

Why an M.A. in Art Therapy with a Specialization in Counseling from Seton Hill University?

Seton Hill’s Art Therapy graduate program - approved by the American Art Therapy Association - is both clinical and art-based, providing balanced training in clinical mental health care, community-based supports and art-based ways of knowing. As a student in the M.A. in Art Therapy with a Specialization in Counseling Program at Seton Hill University you will enjoy an academic experience that is reflective, transformative, collaborative and designed for livable learning.

Expert, Credentialed Faculty

The M.A. in Art Therapy Program faculty includes credentialed art therapists and faculty credentialed in related fields, such as counseling and marriage and family therapy. Core art therapy faculty members are nationally board-certified art therapists who are also licensed as professional counselors in the state of Pennsylvania.

Core art therapy faculty have research and practice expertise in:

The developmental needs of young professionals before and after graduation, including the transitional years from graduation to credentialing.

Trauma-focused care and integration with art-based approaches.

Art therapy settings and cultures across a continuum of care including standard mental health agencies and community-based settings.

The changing healthcare marketplace and the art therapy competencies most needed by employers.

All of the faculty in this program have:

Clinical practice experience working with children through adults in a variety of regional and national settings.

A strong network of connections to organizations providing counseling and art therapy services throughout the region.

A commitment to service to the profession. Seton Hill M.A. in Art Therapy Program faculty provide supervision, workshops and trainings to art therapists and related professionals and are active in the national art therapy professional association.